almondlike
Look at other dictionaries:
almondlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling an almond … Useful english dictionary
almond — almondlike, almondy, adj. /ah meuhnd, am euhnd/; spelling pron. /al meuhnd/, n. 1. the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond), which grow in warm temperate regions. 2.… … Universalium
chlorobenzene — /klawr euh ben zeen, ben zeen , klohr /, n. a colorless, volatile, water insoluble, flammable liquid, C6H5Cl, having an almondlike odor, prepared from benzene by chlorination: used as a solvent for resins, paints, and lacquers, and in the… … Universalium
Dika — Di ka, n. [Native West African name.] A kind of food, made from the almondlike seeds of the {Irvingia Barteri}, much used by natives of the west coast of Africa; called also {dika bread}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dika bread — Dika Di ka, n. [Native West African name.] A kind of food, made from the almondlike seeds of the {Irvingia Barteri}, much used by natives of the west coast of Africa; called also {dika bread}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irvingia Barteri — Dika Di ka, n. [Native West African name.] A kind of food, made from the almondlike seeds of the {Irvingia Barteri}, much used by natives of the west coast of Africa; called also {dika bread}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
benzaldehyde — /ben zal deuh huyd /, n. Chem. a colorless or yellowish, water soluble, volatile oil, C7H6O, having a bitter, almondlike odor, used chiefly in the organic synthesis of dyes, perfumes, and flavors, and as a solvent; artificial oil of bitter almond … Universalium
benzoin — benzoin1 /ben zoh in, zoyn, ben zoh in/, n. 1. Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin. a reddish brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, esp. S.… … Universalium
cyanogen — /suy an euh jeuhn, jen /, n. 1. a colorless, poisonous, flammable, water soluble gas, C2N2, having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in organic synthesis. 2. See cyano group. [1820 30; CYANO 1 + GEN] * * * … Universalium
hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid. [1880 85] * * * ▪ chemical compound also called formonitrile (HCN) a highly volatile, colourless, and extremely poisonous… … Universalium
